Encyclopedia Britannica – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
This entry of the Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a comprehensive but compact and readable biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Social Contract Theory
http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/soc-cont.htm
This article gives a substantial overview of the prevailing currents of social contract theory since the 17th century.
Rousseau: the Other 'Hero of Two Worlds'
https://france-amerique.com/rousseau-the-other-hero-of-two-worlds/
This interview with Leo Damrosch, a notable biographer of Rousseau, sheds light on the philosopher's...